@article{c3004e0e835b4e8198d5cb864346d661,
title = "Outcomes and cost-effectiveness of carpal tunnel injections using sonographic needle guidance",
author = "Tony Makhlouf and Emil, \{N. Suzanne\} and Sibbitt, \{Wilmer L.\} and Fields, \{Roderick A.\} and Bankhurst, \{Arthur D.\}",
note = "This randomized controlled study addressed whether sonographic needle guidance affected the outcomes of corticosteroid injection for symptomatic carpal tunnel syndrome. Seventy-seven symptomatic carpal tunnels were randomized to injection by either (1) conventional anatomic landmark palpation-guided injection or (2) sonographic image-guided injection, each using a two-step technique where 3 ml of 1 \% lidocaine was first injected to hydrodissect and hydrodisplace critical intra-carpal tunnel structures followed by injection with 80 mg of triamcinolone acetonide (2 ml).",
year = "2014",
month = jun,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/S10067-013-2438-5",
language = "American English",
volume = "33",
journal = "Clinical Rheumatology",
issn = "1434-9949",
publisher = "Springer",
number = "6",
}